The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-17
And the Cars Military Movements Will Be
Carefully Watched by the Two Great Pow
ers Whose Territories. Are Threatened.
Public Feeling in Austria Begins to As
sumo Decidedly War-Like Tone.
Argument in Favor of Germany's New Mill.
tary Bill-The Alleged Plot to Secure the
Interference of the Pope in ireland.
THE WAR RUMORS.
Russian Professions Not Taken at Face Value
by the Interested Powers.

Russian Professions Not Taken at Face Value
by the Interested Powers.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
LONDON, Dec 16-Thers is no foundation for
the report that was printed this morning that
there had been emeute at Sophia The
NOR originated at Belgrade; from there it got to
the Cologne Gazette, which journal published il
yesterday, and this morning the report reached
Paris and London. However untoonded it was,
its effect seen quickly enough the mar
kets, which were in disturbed condition
count of the rumor Scarcely a second thought
given to the seat of the reported disturbances.
but every one looked beyond and saw RussiA's
hand, they thought. The effect caused By
the new alarm shows the sensitiveness Of Eu-
rope over the present peculiar situation OF
things on the continent and the general distruss
with which Russia 1t regarded. The explara-
tions offered by the Military Gazette, of ST.
Petersburg, in regard to the InassiDg of troops
on the Galician frontier, lengthy aud statistical
as they are, are simply dis3elieved. That is the
plain truth of the matter, and. on that very
count, the movements of Russia will be
fully regarded by her neishbors for some time,
in order to determine what real purpose may be
lurking behind the one she Processes and public
II expresses
The official Military Gazette article. printed
yesterday in St Petersburg. has favorably i'm
pressed the public mind as exactly expressing
the national feeling. Russia neither desires
nor fears war. The Journal de St Petersburg
says: Every impartial judge will admit that
Russia is not responsible for the continuous re-
Inducements and the condition of armed peace.
It is true that the central powers aIlega that
the sole object OF their alliances and ornaments
is for the maintenance of pacific status quo.
based upon existing treaties. If. therefore,
Russia associated herself with this guarantee Of
peace by taking defensive measures to preserve
the quiibrium of the forces, it remains TO be
decided to what point this abuse of the principle
81 Wis pacem, para bellum, which weighs heavily
on the finances of every country while exciting
passion and alarming the public mind. is the
best means of preserving peace, which all the
world appears to desire, and the maintenance Of
which we believeto be assured for a long period,
thanks TO our good relations with our neishbors.s
PEsTH, Dec. 16.-The Austrian press
unanimously Of the opinion. that the article
published in the ST. Petersburg official Military
Gazette in relation TO the military preparations
of the powers has greatly increased the acute
ness of the situation.
The Pesther Lloyd says Austria must make
military preparations involving large expense.
The paper also states that it is untrue that
army corps on the Russian frontier. Roumania
will, in any event, remain neutral We,l-in-
formed persons believe that Russia may
threaten, but that she will not venture to
challenge the triple alliance.